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Which is the Frattiest Colleges in America?

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Posted by    Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:30am

See where Greek life is a big part of campus life.

Start Class reports.

The Frattiest Colleges in America

There are plenty of stereotypes attached to Greek life on college campuses. Some believe fraternities and sororities are nothing more than social clubs that drink their weekends away, with the obligatory community service event squeezed...

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Prof Has Meltdown Over Upcoming Visit by Conservative Author Ben Shapiro

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Posted by    Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 8:00am

Ben Shapiro is set to visit the campus of California State University, Los Angeles but one professor can’t handle it.

Blake Neff reports at the Daily Caller.

‘I Lift, Bro’: Prof MELTS DOWN About Conservative Event, Tries To Pick Fights With Students

A professor at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), is at the...

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American University’s New Social Justice Requirements Nicknamed ‘Oppression Studies’

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 6:30pm

What’s the problem? This has to be pleasing to progressives on campus, right?

Robby Soave reports at The Daily Beast.

The Wild World of Oppression Studies

Does American University want to teach students about oppression, or does it want to subject them to it?

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based private university’s faculty are engaged in...

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Endicott College to Arm Campus Police

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 5:00pm

This is a big deal to a lot of people for some reason. Maybe because it’s Massachusetts.

The Salem News reports.

Endicott to arm campus police

The decision to arm Endicott College campus police didn’t come easily for President Richard Wylie.

But after months of discussion throughout the wider campus community and rolling out many...

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CA Governor Vetoes Plan for Mandatory Minimum Punishments in College Sex Assault Cases

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 3:30pm

This is probably one of the smartest things Jerry Brown has ever done.

The Huffington Post reported.

California Governor Vetoes Bill Calling For Minimum Punishments In College Sexual Assault Cases

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) vetoed legislation Sunday that would have made California the first state in the U.S. to have a mandatory minimum...

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Jeb Bush Has a Higher Education Reform Plan That Isn’t Half Bad

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 2:00pm

If Jeb really wants to move his poll numbers, he should visit colleges and talk about this.

Preston Cooper writes at Real Clear Policy.

Bush’s Higher Ed Plan Is a Great Start

This week, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush released his plan to reform higher-education finance. It is a welcome...

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Modern Language Association Blames Capitalism

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 12:30pm

Doesn’t seem like a topic related to grammar.

Accuracy In Academia reports.

MLA Stylebook: Capitalism Punishes the Disabled Poor

Capitalism discriminates against the poor and disabled, one professor said during a panel entitled, “Disability and the Global South” at the Modern Language Association’s annual convention. This ye...

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Obama Won’t Speak at His Daughter’s Graduation This Spring

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11:00am

The president claims he’ll be a little too emotional to deliver a speech.

The Dailt Caller reports.

Obama Will Not Speak At Daughter’s Graduation

At a lunch in Detroit on Wednesday, President Obama announced he will not be giving the commencement speech at his daughter’s graduation.

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Millennials Just Don’t Want to Vote

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 9:30am

They lean progressive on issues like gun rights, policing, and energy but don’t want to vote.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Poll: Millennials are anti-gun, anti-oil, anti-police, and anti-voting

Millennials have an issue with the current state of affairs. They lean progressive on issues like gun rights, policing, and energy but don’t want to vote.
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Yale to Remove Paintings of Calhoun Because Slavery

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Posted by    Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:00am

The left’s desire to erase history is starting to make them look like ISIS.

The College Fix reports.

Paintings of Yale’s Calhoun to be removed from buildings — because slavery

Paintings of John C. Calhoun, Yale class of 1804, will be taken down from the Calhoun College dining hall and from the College’s master’s...

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College Marijuana Legalization Advocates Win Free Speech Case

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 5:00pm

These students are putting the high in higher education.

The FIRE blog reports.

Victory: Federal Court Orders Iowa State to Stop Censoring Student T-Shirts Advocating Marijuana Legalization

DES MOINES, Iowa, January 22, 2016—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a permanent injunction barring Iowa State University (ISU) administrators from...

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Is College Still A Good Investment?

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 3:30pm

Tuition is high and students are going into debt. Is it worth it in the end?

The Buffalo News reports.

Study shows college is a wise investment

I just sat through a talk given by a research officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in which he shared results of his deep...

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Arizona Regents Oppose Campus Carry

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:00pm

This debate is going to go on for a long time.

Arizona Central reports.

Arizona Regents vote to oppose guns-on-campus bill

The Arizona Board of Regents is taking a stand against a bill that would allow students to carry concealed weapons on campuses statewide, but expressed interest in a program that might allow trained...

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College Towns Are Building, But Not for Students

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 12:30pm

The are aimed at young professional instead.

The New York Times reports.

College Towns Get New Housing, but It’s Decidedly Not Dorms

PHILADELPHIA — A block from Drexel University, a glassy new rental building offers residents a roof deck with a heated saltwater pool, a fire pit and outdoor televisions — amenities that would...

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Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise on College Campuses

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 11:00am

This isn’t surprising, considering the fact that the BDS movement has been allowed to grow on college campuses.

The Washington Free Beacon reports.

Anti-Semitic Incidents on U.S. College Campuses Spike

Anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses spiked in 2015, with 302 incidents against Jewish students recorded at 109 schools in 28 states, according to a...

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Why Is College Getting More Expensive?

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:30am

Two key reasons researchers said colleges costs continue to rise even in an era of low inflation.

The Washington Post reports.

Why the price tag of a college degree continues to rise

Why does college cost so much?

It’s a question parents, students, and politicians often ask and the answer is often elusive. There is...

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College Students’ Views on Free Speech are Troubling

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Posted by    Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 8:00am

College has almost become the opposite of what it’s supposed to be.

The College Fix reports.

Fear the future: College students’ views on free speech are … rather worrisome

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents recently passed an academic freedom and free speech resolution, but many are still — amazingly, really — contemplating...

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Students at Ohio State Encouraged to Participate in Black Lives Matter Movement

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Posted by    Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 5:00pm

When was the last time a college encouraged students to participate in a conservative movement?

Campus Reform reports.

Ohio State encourages students to participate in Black Lives Matter movement

The Ohio State University English Department is preparing to host a series of events this semester exploring whether its students have a particular “moral obligation”...

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UVA Student Reportedly Detained in North Korea

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Posted by    Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 3:30pm

Is North Korea just looking for a cash ransom?

Russ Read reports at the Daily Caller.

North Korea Takes Another American Hostage

North Korean state media confirmed a University of Virginia student has been placed under arrest for committing a “hostile act.”

Otto Frederick Warmbier was taken into custody by North Korean officials Jan. 2,...

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Students Disillusioned by Short Hillary Clinton Campaign Stop

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Posted by    Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2:00pm

People waited a long time to see Hillary in Iowa City this week. A couple of students in attendance were underwhelmed.

The Guardian reports.

Hillary Clinton angers Iowa fans who waited hours for five-minute speech

Hillary Clinton left her audience cold in Iowa City on Thursday night, after she spoke for less than five...

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The Worst Kind Of College Loan Comes Without A Degree

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Posted by    Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 12:30pm

About half of students end up dropping out too!

Time reports.

This Is the Worst Kind of College Loan

Unless you’re Steve Jobs, the worst thing you can do is to take out student loans, go to college, and then drop out before finishing your degree.

By doing that, you miss out on all the...

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Mizzou Prof Melissa Click Enjoys Support From Wacky Leftists

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Posted by    Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:00am

The double standard of the left knows no bounds.

The College Fix reports.

Mizzou professor who called for beating up Asian student has some wacky leftist supporters

If you saw this Chronicle of Higher Education article, you might actually have felt some sympathy for the University of Missouri’s Melissa Click, she who (in)famously had...

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